Improvement in car-brake pads



T. Russ-'ELL & J. F.V SHANK.

CAR-BRAKE PADS.

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Patented Aug. 22187-5;

NITED STATES PATENT OEEIOE.

THOMAS RUSSELL AND JOHN E. SHANK, OF PHILADELPHIA, PA.

IMPRCVEMENT IN CAR-BRAKE PADS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 1S [,482, dated August22, 1876 application filed To all whom it may concern Be it known thatwe, THOMAS RUSSELL and JOHN F. SHANK, of Philadelphia, in the county ofPhiladelphia and State of Pennsylvania,

have invented -certain new and useful Imconstruction and arrangement ofa brake-pad to be fastened on the springboard of a cartruok forattaching the brake-han gers or brakeclevises, as will be hereinaftermore fully set forth.

The accompanying drawing fully illustrates our invention. A A representthe two pads, which consist each of an upright bar formed With twoperforated ears, a a, at its upper end, and with an outwardly-projecting flan ge, b, along the lower end. The pad is also provided with a slot,d, in the form vof an inverted T. In connection with these pads'we use abar, B, havingaslot, e, cut on each side near 'each end, or in otherwords, forming a T on each Aend of the bar. In attaching these pads tothe spring-board G of a car-truck, the bar B is laid on top of theboard, and a pad, A, placed on each end thereof by letting the slot d inthe pad pass over the end of the bar, and then pressing March 21, 1876.

in the pad. The parts are so proportioned` that when thus placed thepads stand in a vertical position close up to and against the sides ofthe spring-board. An iron strap, D, is then fastened to each side of thespringboard by suitable screws passing horizontally A across the padimmediatelyabove and against the ilange b, and at the front edge of thepad said strap extends downward and under the spring-board, and isfurther secured on said under side thereof. By this construction the padcan be attached to the springboard without taking the wheels out of thetruck, or taking the truck apart.

Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A brake-pad consisting of the two uprights A A, formed with ears a,flanges b, and T- shaped slots d, and the cross-bar B, having T-shapedends, in combination with strapirons D, or their equivalent, for holdingthem to the spring-board, substantially as'herein set forth.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing we have hereunto set our handsthis 14th day of March, 1876.

THOMAS RUSSELL. y JOHN F. SHANK.

, Witnesses:

THos. RANDALL, JAMES RHOADs.

